Electrical - Energy Saving Tips

	Electrical appliances like TV's, Stereos, Computers & Printers Represent About 4% Of Your Home's Electricity Bill & Another 6% on Standby.
	Replacing your home entertainment appliances like Plasma screens to more energy efficient LCD and reducing the time appliance operate in standby mode can save you up to 7% off your total energy bill.

Home Entertainment Energy Costs:

         


Replace - Energy Inefficient Appliances

LCD Screens and TV's are 50% more efficient than your Plasma TV and Old Monitors. When shopping for a new LCD also check the energy star rating as the energy use of different models can vary by as much as 30%.

When buying a new computer consider a laptop instead of a desktop computer. Laptops are about 90% more efficient then old computers and about 70% more efficient than new desktop computers.

Reduce - Energy Costs on Home Electrics

You can significantly reduce your energy use on home electrical appliance by turning OFF any home entertainment appliances that you rarely use.  

Note many appliances like TVs, Stereos, Microwave ovens or just about anything with a remote control are not really Off but left in standby mode. Appliance still draw about 10% of their energy needs in standby mode.
 

	Put home entertainment appliances on a surge protect power board that has off switch and turn them off at night or when you are at work. Or
	Put the power board on a timer switch to automatically turn of all the appliances connected when you know you will not be using them. Or
	Invest in a power board that can sense standby mode power consumption which automatically turns off after 15 minutes.
	Turn off power adapters for laptops and other devices as they will draw energy whether something is connected to them or not.
	Turn off mobile phone chargers when not in use as they use power regardless whether something is connected to them or not.
	Do not overcharge mobile phones they will continue to draw energy even after they are fully charged
	Turn off printers and monitors when not in use.

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